Households
Households without children
About this topic
Households without children includes couple-only households and lone person households, grouped by life stage. In this topic, life stage is based on the age of the household reference person rather than on the ages of all people in the dwelling.
This topic is useful for understanding the mix of younger adult, mid-life, and older households and the different housing and service needs they may have. It works best alongside household size, age structure, and dwelling type.
Interpretation notes
- This is a derived subset of couple-only and lone-person households, not a summary of all household types.
- The life-stage labels are based on the age of the household reference person, so they simplify the ages of everyone else in the household.
Key insight
In 2021, couples without children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Mount Remarkable (DC), accounting for 28.2% (469 households). This share was higher than Regional SA (25%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 13 households and 0.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Mount Remarkable (DC) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Mount Remarkable (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Remarkable (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Couples without children
2021 count
469
% of total
28.2%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
469
28.2%
-0.8pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
44
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
44
2.6%
-0.7pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
43
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
43
2.6%
+0.2pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
382
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
382
22.9%
-0.4pp
Lone person households
2021 count
345
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
345
20.7%
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
36
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
36
2.2%
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
127
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
127
7.6%
+0.4pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
192
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
192
11.5%
+0.4pp
Group households
2021 count
28
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
28
1.7%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+1
-0.8pp
Young couples without children
-9
-0.7pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+5
+0.2pp
Older couples without children
+5
-0.4pp
Lone person households
+13
+0.2pp
Young lone persons
-1
-0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+11
+0.4pp
Older lone persons
+13
+0.4pp
Group households
+12
+0.7pp
Data table
Households without children for Mount Remarkable (DC). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 469 | 28.2% | 25.0% | 468 | 29.0% | 25.3% | +1 | -0.8pp |
| Young couples without children | 44 | 2.6% | 2.9% | 53 | 3.3% | 3.1% | -9 | -0.7pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 43 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 38 | 2.4% | 2.7% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| Older couples without children | 382 | 22.9% | 19.6% | 377 | 23.3% | 19.5% | +5 | -0.4pp |
| Lone person households | 345 | 20.7% | 24.1% | 332 | 20.5% | 23.8% | +13 | +0.2pp |
| Young lone persons | 36 | 2.2% | 4.3% | 37 | 2.3% | 4.8% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 127 | 7.6% | 8.3% | 116 | 7.2% | 8.6% | +11 | +0.4pp |
| Older lone persons | 192 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 179 | 11.1% | 10.4% | +13 | +0.4pp |
| Group households | 28 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 16 | 1.0% | 1.8% | +12 | +0.7pp |
| Total households | 1,666 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,616 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +50 | 0.0pp |